The Mulleavy sisters,
Kate and Laura may be based in Los Angeles, but the sister duo behind hot indie
label Rodarte is showing some love for New York.
They have just
released a limited-edition series of scarves designed especially for the
Mandarin Oriental, New York, one of our favorite hotels right on Central Park.
The inaugural design debuted during New York Fashion Week, but if you're a
scarf girl (or boy), mark your calendars: the second design in the series will
be ready for launch during February 2016 Fashion Week.
The Rodarte duo was
inspired by the property’s views of the Manhattan skyline and Central Park for
the initial print. The black-and-white pattern mimics the deep-dark branches
you see from the hotel lobby in winter, as well as the twisty-turny Murano
glass installation in the hotel's Restaurant Asiate, appropriately named
Central Park Trees. A stripe of purple is woven into the edges for a splash of
color.
“New York; With our
first scarf for Mandarin Oriental, we
wanted to create a wearable piece that blended our modern aesthetic with the
feeling of excitement that we get each time we return to our favorite hotel in
New York and peer out the window onto Central Park from our room for the first
time,” says Rodarte’s Laura Mulleavy of the collaboration.
I Love NY t-shirts;
forget them and buy a chic scarf instead a memento of your trip to NYC. Take it
home along with Kate and Laura's first Mandarin Oriental, New York,
collaboration: the Rodarte New York City Guide, a functional map of Manhattan
depicting some of the Mulleavys' top spots for hanging out in NYC. The Rodarte
New York City Guide is available (for free!) exclusively in the 42 restyled
one- and two-bedroom suites of the property. Meanwhile, the scarf is yours for
$350—talk about just in time for the holidays.
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